1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001298230403321

Autore

Hale, Jack K.

Titolo

An introduction to infinite dimensional dynamical systems-geometric theory : With an appendix by Krzysztof P. Rybakowski / by HALE, MAGALHAES and OLIVA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York [etc.] : Springer-Verlag, 1984

Collana

Applied mathematical sciences ; 47

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

33-I-12

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457153503321

Autore

Pondillo Robert <1951->

Titolo

America's first network TV censor [[electronic resource] ] : the work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich / / Bob Pondillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-280-69708-3

9786613674043

0-8093-8574-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

384.55092

B

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - United States

Television - Censorship - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Introduction : context and beginnings of TV censorship -- Stockton who? -- The early years -- The NBC-TV program policies manual -- Sin, sex, and TV censorship -- Gagging the gags -- TV violence -- Postwar racial discourse -- Of truth and toilet paper -- Conclusion : a prescient vision.

Sommario/riassunto

America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich is a unique examination of early television censorship, centered around the papers of Stockton Helffrich, the first manager of the censorship department at NBC. Set against the backdrop of postwar America and contextualized by myriad primary sources including original interviews and unpublished material, Helffrich's reports illustrate how early censorship of advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race shaped the new medium.               While other books have cited H